Vroon Offshore Services announce that they have taken delivery of a new addition to their offshore fleet. The VOS Thalassa, a 1,400 dwt anchor handling tug support (AHTS) vessel built at the Fujian SouthEast Shipyard in China, was delivered yesterday, 2 May 2012, from the Shipyard. VOS Thalassa will
Given the strength in global demand for tugs and offshore commercial vessels, Cheoy Lee shipyard had embarked on several speculative build projects over the past 18 months. Two 58 metre Anchor Handling Tugs (with differing configurations and drive systems), two Z-Tech 7000 tugs, and one 31m ASD tug.
Engineers have developed a new method of propelling a ship or displacement vessel while saving at least 75% of energy consumed by current propeller-based systems, yet maintaining the same performance. The Gamma Propulsion System (TGPS) is easy to build and simple to retro fit to existing ships. Test
On 27 March 2012 SCF Group (Sovcomflot)- Russia’s largest shipowner, and oil and chemical holding SIBUR – a national leader in oil and chemical industry, signed a long-term charter agreement for two gas tankers to perform regular year-round transportation of SIBUR liquefied petroleum gas (LPG). SIBU
Construction starts on the SylWin alpha offshore transformer platform at Nordic Yards, manufacturer of innovative special ships and major maritime projects for the offshore wind and other industries. Today, on the date announced at the contract signing in February this year, the first steel blank cu
On Tuesday the 1st of May Newbuilding 707 named Merweriver was delivered to its Dutch owner. The vessel, built and delivered at Marine Projects Ltd. Shipyard in Gdansk, is of the 4030 DWAT Bodewes Trader series. Merweriver is a Multi Purpose Dry Cargo Ship equipped for Containers and Strengthened fo
For a decade, Cathelco ICCP equipment has successfully protected the hull of the FPSO Xikomba against corrosion, a vessel which was originally built as a VLCC in 1974. Now as FPSO prepares to embark on the next phase of its operational life, Cathelco are renewing the impressed current cathodic prote
Western Fishers Shipyard has inaugurated the construction work of three more fishing trawlers yesterday (May 2) at the yard premises in Kolagaon, Patiya through a keel laying ceremony. Western Fishers Shipyard Ltd is a JV between Western Marine Shipyard and Fishers Shipyard Limited. These three ship
Two Incat Crowther 55m Catamaran Crew Boats, to be named SEACOR Lynx and SEACOR Leopard, are under construction at Gulf Craft LLC in Louisiana, USA. The vessels’ operator, SEACOR Marine, is a progressive company that pioneered the use of fast catamarans in the offshore industry with the commissionin
Heesen Yachts on Saturday April 28th 2012 christened its new yacht the MY Lady Petra (YN 15747 ). Launched at the facility in Oss this new vessel is the eighth in Heesen’s award-winning 47metre class. This project, which began when the contract was signed back in 2010, is very special for the Compan
Recently, Alu Marine successfully delivered a new pilot boat to The Pilots of the Seine (Rouen, France). The mission of the Maritime Pilots consists in guiding ships which carry 80% of goods worldwide, in the confined waters of ports of France and abroad. They contribute to the safety, environmental
South Boats Special Projects Ltd. announced the launch and commissioning of its 57th offshore wind farm crew transfer vessel, ‘Caernarfon Bay’. The vessel is the first of the South Catamaran 19m WFSV designs to be delivered and features a host of developments. Built for Turbine Transfers Ltd. the ve
Sanco Shipping AS has declared an option for a second seismic vessel to be built at Kleven Maritime’s yard Myklebust Verft in Norway. The vessel, to be named Sanco Sword, is to be delivered in Q1 2014. Its sister vessel Sanco Swift will be delivered from Myklebust Verft in July 2013. Kleven Maritime
Lamprell, a leading provider of diversified engineering and contracting products and services to the onshore and offshore oil & gas and renewables industry, announced that it has received a US$ 227 million new contract award from an international drilling contractor for the construction of a jackup
